Brennan-Abby

Benin, Africa Abbey and Brennan




 * ~ Location ||~  ||
 * Geogrphic Coordinates || 9 30 N, 2 15 E ||
 * Continent || Africa ||
 * Area || 112,622 sq km ||
 * Area Comparison || Slighty small than Pennsylvania ||
 * Border Countries || Between Western Nigeria and Togo ||
 * Climate || Hot, Humid in South, Semiaird in North ||
 * Terrain || Mostly flat, some low mountains ||
 * Natural Resources || Oil deposits, limestone, marble, and timber ||
 * Natural Hazards || Hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect North from December to March ||


 * ~ People ||~  ||
 * Total Population || 9,598,787 ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14:44.7%, 15-64:56.2%, 65+:2.7% ||
 * Life Expectancy || 60.26 years ||
 * Nationality || Beninese ||
 * Religions || Catholic, Muslim, Vodoun, Protestant, Christan, Methodist ||
 * Languages || French, Fon, Yoruba, ||
 * Literacy || Age 15+ can read or write ||


 * ~ Government ||~  ||
 * Country name (long form) || Republic of Benin ||
 * Government type || Republic ||
 * Capital || Porto-Novo ||
 * Chief of State/ Head of Government || Dahomey ||


 * ~ Economy ||~  ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || 3.662 million ||
 * Agriculture || Cotton, corn, cassava, yams, beans, palm oil,peanuts,cashews,livestock ||
 * Industry || Textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement ||
 * Exported Commodities || Cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood ||
 * Imported Commodities || Foodstuffs, capitol good, petroleum products ||
 * Currency || African Francs ||


 * ~ Communication ||~  ||
 * Number of land line phones || 133,400 ||
 * number of cell phones || 7,075,000 ||


 * ~ Transportation ||~  ||
 * Airports || 5 ||
 * paved Airports || 1 ||
 * Roadways || 120 ||
 * Roadways Compared to the world || 113 ||


 * ~ Miscellaneous Information ||~  ||


 * ~ Sources ||~  ||
 * CIA Fact Book || @https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook ||